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Comments Off on Situation in the Field of Economic Security of Belarus (December 2018)

Russian authorities openly put forward the demand for deeper integration within the framework of the Union State, suggesting the actual loss of Belarus’ economic sovereignty. The risks of maintaining financial stability are aggravated by the expected start of election cycle and political need for positive short-term economic results. (PDF) Pavel Kirkovsky

This article published in the New Eastern Europe, Issue 6 (2018), examines development in Belarus-Ukraine relations after the Ukrainian Revolution of 2013-2014 and the subsequent Russian aggression against Ukraine. (PDF) Maksym Khylko

Comments Off on Situation in the Field of Economic Security of Belarus (August 2018)

Growing external economic uncertainty actualized the problem of the vulnerability of the Belarusian economy to external shocks. Devaluation of Russian currency, caused by the outflow of capital from emerging markets and possible strengthening of the U.S. sanctions, creates a significant tension in the Belarusian economy. The situation is further exacerbated by Moscow’s attempts to redistribute the interstate financial flows. (PDF) Pavel Kirkovsky

Military parade in Minsk; “Aviadarts-2018”; plans of Belarus Defence Ministry to establish an IT company; meeting of the Belarus-China Coordination Committee for Cooperation in the Field of Arms and Military Equipment; Turkish-made operational-tactical missile complex “KHAN” on the Belarusian MZKT chassis. (PDF) Andrei Porotnikov